LAWS1003A Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Aboriginal Protection Board, Frank Lampard, Sunraysia

• School: University of Newcastle
• Department: Law
• Course: LAWS1003A
• Professor: Neil Foster

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Su(cid:271)sta(cid:374)ti(cid:448)e i(cid:374)te(cid:374)tio(cid:374)al (cid:862)(cid:373)i(cid:374)or(cid:863) tort, (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h prote(cid:272)ts the i(cid:374)terest (cid:862)(cid:374)ot to (cid:271)e i(cid:374)jured (cid:271)(cid:455) go(cid:448)er(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t officials mis-usi(cid:374)g their po(cid:449)ers(cid:863) In mpo the culpable behaviour is misuse of a public office which foreseeably causes harm to someone else. Elements: i)an invalid or unauthorised act/illegality ii)done maliciously, by a public officer. In the purported discharge of his or her public duties which causes loss or harm to the plaintiff i)invalid/unauthorised act. Will cover a situation where the law has clearly been broken directly eg. lampard trevorrow case (action for mpo based on the action of the aboriginal protection board) The first li(cid:373)(cid:271), traditio(cid:374)all(cid:455) des(cid:272)ri(cid:271)ed as (cid:862)targeted (cid:373)ali(cid:272)e(cid:863), (cid:272)o(cid:448)ers the (cid:272)ase (cid:449)here the offi(cid:272)ial a(cid:272)ts (cid:449)ith intent to harm the plaintiff or a class of which the plaintiff is a member (eg. sunraysia v nsw) In a case of targeted malice there is bad faith in the sense that the exercise of public power is done for an improper or ulterior motive.